H2O Divers Dahab Dive Centre

H2O Divers' crew of experienced Instructors have been diving in Dahab and around the world for over 20 years. We are a friendly bunch of native English, French, German, Dutch and Arabic speakers.  H2O is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Resort that offers a full range of PADI, PADI Tec Rec & TDI courses, with Trimix & Nitrox blending facilities on site. For beginners or professionals, fish fanatics and photographers, get your certification with us: from Scuba Diver to Assistant Instructor, junior programmes such as Bubblemaker and over 20 Specialties.

At H2O we are passionate about environmental awareness and we promote environmentally responsible dive practices. Members of our crew have expertise in technical and rebreather diving, underwater photography, professional diver training  and in marine conservation. Our extensive range of interests in many aspects of diving gives you added value, whether you are with us to learn to dive, continue your diving education or simply to fun-dive...

We offer a quality package that is both safe and fun; all at a reasonable price.
For divers, by divers.

H2O Divers Dahab location

Finding us is easy! We're right in the heart of Dahab's main bay – called Masbat Bay. We have three dive sites right on our door step: Lighthouse Reef, Mashraba and Bannerfish Bay. Bannerfish Bay’s easy entry is on our doorstep, with Lighthouse and Mashraba being a close two minute walk away.

Dahab started off years ago as a small Bedouin fishing village 80km north of Sharm-el-Sheikh. The word Dahab literally means "gold" in Arabic due to the vast array of sandy coloured mountains surrounding the town. Scuba diving is one of the most popular activities to do in Dahab with easy access to the water from the shore. There are over 30 dive sites in Dahab, some best reached by boat and some by camel. Not forgetting the four-time weekly excursions to Thistlegorm. Free-diving is becoming increasingly popular in Dahab – with depths of 100m reached in some places a few minutes surface swim from shore. Likewise, with the opportunity to reach depths beyond Recreational diving, Technical diving's popularity is soaring. As well as the regular diving sites (but deeper!) there are new sites being discovered often. Frequent winds means that Dahab is also a mecca for windsurfing! Your day off from water-sports can be spent free-diving, rock-climbing or desert trekking thanks to Dahab's close proximity to the beautiful Sinai Mountains.

Diving regulations The Chamber of Diving and Watersports (CDWS) was founded in 2007 by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism. The objective of the CDWS was to improve safety, quality and general standards of the watersports industry. All CDWS approved diving centres meet ISO Standards EN 14467/ ISO 24803 for diving as in compliance with the European Underwater Federation and Austrian Institute of Norms.

Safety is clearly the most important aspect of diving and at H2O we take this seriously whilst still making everything fun for you! Between us, we have experience of diving in Dahab since 1999 – and returning customers since then coming to dive with us!

Climate Egypt is renowned for its sunny weather practically all year round; Dahab sees a couple of days of rain a year! Water temperature drops to 21°C during the winter months but up to 29°C in the Summer.

Flights Sharm el Sheikh airport is welcoming daily/weekly direct flights from England (through Easy-Jet, Thomson, Monarch, Egyptair) Belgium (Jetairfly), Geneva, Zurich. Non-direct flights come through Cairo with Egyptair.

Dahab sunset

Dahab beach

Dahab boat

Dahab bridge

Entry requirements
tickTourist visa: if you are staying in the Sinai region only and for less than 14 days, the visa is free (the immigration counter will stamp your passport with a 14 day visa)
tickRegular single entre visa: costs ~ 15.00 USD at immigration counter and enables you to dive in Ras Mohammed National Park and on the Thistlegorm, leave Sinai, visit Cairo or another part of Egypt. Check beforehand if you need to procure a visa in your country of residence prior to entry of if you can purchase it at Sharm el Sheikh airport directly.
tickMultiple entry visa: for travelers planning on visiting border countries like Jordan or Israel, procure a multiple entry visa in advance of arrival in Egypt.
tickPassport / ID card: Your passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the time you travel to Egypt. For Belgian and French nationals, an IDcard is sufficient to enter Egypt (with 6 months validity) but we still recommend you always travel with a valid passport.
tickTransfers: We can arrange transfers to and from Sharm el Sheikh airport ! Give us a call or send us a mail.

Health and Safety There are several hospitals, clinics and hyperbaric centres in Dahab, as well as pharmacies. As of yet, no exact vaccinations are required to travel to Egypt – but always check with your GP should this change. As Egypt is probably a lot hotter than your home country, it's advisable to drink lots of bottled water. Being dehydrated is one of the main causes of not only Decompression Sickness but also more commonly Pharaoh's Revenge!! Fortunately bottled water is really cheap here, costing around 2LE for 1.5 litres. Due to the different minerals found in our tap water than what you're used to, as a precaution, use bottled water to brush your teeth too.

Currency the Egyptian currency is the Egyptian Pound (LE). However, Euro, USD and GBP are widely accepted and there are numerous ATM's in Dahab for withdrawing cash and banks for currency exchange.

Special thanks:
Website design and creation: Laura and Aaldrik
Picture credits: Laura, Isa, Jean, Michel and Alex

'Dahab promenade